Comments on: Threadfin Rainbowfish (Adults and Fry)

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:57:09 +0000

Gorgeous rainbows! Seeing the Appistos you work with and the F1 angels I’m wondering if you do anything to your water. If so what are the parameters these rainbows kept in?

By: Rohan

Rohan — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:12:51 +0000

I have managed to breed Threadfins in a 1 foot tank at 21.5 degrees and a pH of around 7.5-8.0. Although I was trying to breed from the pair, I was unaware that they layed eggs until I saw a few babies at the surface, and they were absolutely tiny, I struggled to see them at times.

By: 75G - 2 Weeks In-- Guitarfish

75G - 2 Weeks In-- Guitarfish — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:25:01 +0000

[...] tank is also packed with about 50-70 Iriatherina werneri (Threadfin rainbowfish), and a few other Melanotaenia praecox (Dwarf Neon rainbowfish) that I had from another tank. While [...]

By: 75G - Cleaned Up-- Guitarfish

75G - Cleaned Up-- Guitarfish — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 23:07:44 +0000

[...] replaced them with about 60 Threadfin Rainbowfish (Iriatherina werneri) that I had kept in quarantine for the last few weeks. I also intend to fish out [...]

By: guitarfish

guitarfish — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:47:52 +0000

They’re great little fish. The fry are tiny, so the adults will eat them, although I’ve heard of some folks having success breeding them with the adults when the tank is crammed with java moss. I don’t have enough moss to fill a 20G tank though, so I’m separating them out.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:32:23 +0000

They are beautiful and I’ve never seen or heard of them before. Do they eat their fry?

By: lolly

lolly — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:22:42 +0000

oh that acrylic yarn finally has a noble use!
great photos

By: Phillip Brown

Phillip Brown — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:09:19 +0000

These are new to me, what a striking fish. Well done in breeding them.